The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-06
Judge Rea Elected Cemmander-in.
Chief.
The Next Encampmsnt to be Held at
Columbus.
The Resolution DenOuncing CIsys-
land Voted Down.
The Veterans Return Home Highly
EIated.

on Credentials reported. A little
breech was created over the delegates
from Michigan. but the report was
finally adopted, which was the same as
the printed roll of the Encampment.
The Committee on Pensions submitted
their report.
The Hearing of reports Of commit
tees was resumed, the first in order
being the Committee on Pensions.
They relate to their efforts to procure
liberal legislation from Congress, and
Bill. The committee were at Washing
ton during the debates in Congress
over the bill. 1t was far from what
they wanted, but it at least would have
removed 1900 veterans from public
pauper houses. They call attention
to the Mexico Pension Bill, far more
| liberal than the one for pensioning
the soldiers against the rebellion. This
bill met the approval of the President
and they were fairly stunned, when
| from the same hand came veto of
the measure of like principle but in
| finitesmai in degree. for the veterans
of the war against treason. They ap-
peaIed to the Grand Army of the Re
public, and the response came from
/ The committee therefore prepared
new pension bill; this bill makes
provision for pensions for all
veterans who are or may
hereafter become unable to earn
their own livelihood, for direct con-
tinuance of pensions for widows in
their own right, for an increase of the
present pittance to minor children, and
| for fathers and mothers from any date
| of dependence. Such law would at
| once remove fully Il, 600 veterans from
the public aims houses, where they
now rest, making them pensioners in
stead Of paupers, provide pensions for
fully as many more now dependent
upon private charity, and put into the
general pension laws, for the first time,
| the recognition of the principle that
pensions may be granted to survivors
of the late war without absolute proof
of disability arising from the service,
proof almost impossible to- procure
after the lapse of more than twenty
years. The bill is similar in general
principles to that vetoed, but the OBJ
| jectionable pauper clause is omitted,
making this a disability and not de-
pendent bill. The result of submitting
this bill to the comrades of the Grand
Army of the Republic shows that
whatever legislation some of the COM
rades desire, they are practically I'M
animous for everything contained in
this bill. Whatever else may be de-
experience of five years, that any adj
dItiOnal legislation is only to be secured
inch by inch after most persistent eff
fort. Your commit ttee, therefore, re-
commended the continuance of an
earnest effort in favor of the following:
The bill prepared by this committee,
granting pensions to all veterans now
disabled or in need; to mothers and
fathers from date of dependence: con-
tinuance of pensions to widows in their
own right; and an increase for minor
children; all of the recommendation
for increase and equalization of PEN
sions for special disabilities made in
his recent report by Pension Commits
siOner Black; a pension of S12 per
month to all the widows of honorably
discharged soldiers and sailors of the
late war; increased pensions for the
severe disabilities, substantially as pre-
scented in the bill prepared by the
United States Manned Veterans
League; pensions for the survivors of
the rebel prisons, substantially as pre-
scented in the bill of the National
| Association of Prisoners of War;
| increased pensions for loss of hearing
| or eye sight; re-enactment of The
Arrears Law and equitable equaliZa-
ton of bOunties; the same pension for
the widows of the representative vol
unteer of the Union Army-John A.
Logan-as is paid to the widows of
those typical regulators, Thomas ''The
Rock of Chickamauga," and Hancock,
''Always the Superb"
| A motion was made to postpone the
| consideration of the report of the Com
mittee on Resolutions if the general
pension bill should be received, but it
was finally voted down, and after a
great deal of parliamentary YFengling
the report of the committee was adopt
ed without debate.
| The committee on the annual adj
dress of the Chief en-
dorses the address and congratulateS
| Chief Fairchild and the
Grand Army of the Republic upon his
administration of the last year, stating
| that all of the official acts and every
| sentiment contained in the address
meet the approval of the committee,
and they believe with the approval of the
! commanders. To the discharge of the
| delicate and asSiduous duties of the
high Office, SO deservedly bestowed by
/ the Twentieth National Encampment,
| Comrade Fairchild brought rare tact
and talent. He has fearlessly and
faithfully discharged every duty, al
ways having in view the best interests
of the Grand Army of the Republic.
They recommend the presentation of a
proper testimonial to him. They de-
sire to specially express their approval
of General Orders Nos. II and ID, be-
| lieYing, as we do, that it is entirely im-
proper and contrary TO the rules of the
order for posts to express them
selves by official action at
the request of persons outside
of the Grand Army of the Republic
upon any subject or question, unless
officially authorized or requested so to
do through the regular official chan
nels of the organization. They recon-
mend the appointment of Past Com
mander-in-Ch Chief Robert b. Heath as
historian of the order. and endorse the
recommendation of a permanent ma
suggestion that the general Govern
ment include in the next decennial
census enumeration of the Union
soldiers and sailors of the late war who
may be living in 1890. The report was
UNANIMOUSLY adopted with three rousing
cheers for Fairchild.
The Department of Pennsylvania
presented to every delegate and other
person entitled to seats in the conYen-
ton a memorial bronze medallion of
Lucius Fairchid, present Commander
; in-Chief.
The committee on the report of the
Quarter Master General highly COM
plimented that officer for his faithful
service and recommended that the
, funds which were collected for the
sufferers from yellow fever in Pensa-
cola, two years ago amounting to 81 ,5OC
be recovered into the treasury.
Solomon of California presented q
communication Offering grant of land
in San Diego County, California, fol
the purpose of establishing q soldiers
home, which was referred to q com
mittee of six to investigate and report
!. A communication was presented
i from the Secretary of the Army of thu
!, Tennessee in regard to General Logan
4 which was referred to committee al
a ready appointed at the request of tn.
f Monument Commissioners of II
+ linois, the object OF the com
T munication being that of the erection
f of a statue in Washington to Genera
Y Logan.
a The Committee on Resolutions ne
J ported back large number of resoIu
7 tions, mostly pertaining to the routin
d work of the order. Among them wa